TechCrunch Bringing Startup Competition To Kenya

Highly Coveted Startup Battlefield Heads To Kenya

For years the TechCrunch Disrupt Battlefield competition has been one of the most sought after contests to win by up and coming startups across the globe. Startups would travel to New York, San Francisco, London and Asia to participate in the Battlefield competition with a $50,000 prize. The prize isn’t even the attraction, and startups don’t have to win.

TechCrunch puts together groups of judges consisting of the most well known investors, founders and technology executives in the world to judge the competition. For some, pitching their idea to this panel is the prize itself. Of course the winning startups typically go on to raise millions of dollars.

TechCrunch is looking for Sub-Saharan Africa’s best innovators, makers, startups and entrepreneurs. Startups can apply here in the categories; good, productivity and utility, gaming and entertainment. The application deadline is July 14th at 5pm PST. The Kenyan competition will be held on October 11, 2017. The event is a pre-event to TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2018. The winner of the event in Kenya will take home $25,000 (non-equity) and get a guaranteed place in the Battlefield competition at the San Francisco event.

TechCrunch says that qualifying startups should:

Be early-stage companies in “launch” stage

Be a resident from our eligible countries

Have a fully working product/beta, reasonably close to or in production